Apple was awarded $1.05 billion by the previous jury, the wire service reported. However, a judge tossed out $450 million of the damages.

This case is one of several Apple-Samsung patent battles that have played out or are playing out in U.S. courts, and dozens more are being tried abroad. Billions of dollars are on the line, and the companies are warring to take each other's products off the shelves.

The good news for consumers is that the trial proceedings in such disputes typically take so long that the products in question are often long obsolete by the time a judge rules.

The two companies are the biggest players in the world's $300 billion smartphone market, the AP reported.

Coaches were more vocal and aggressive with players as training camp pushes ahead full steam. Players clashed with one another in several hard hits and tackles, indicating that ferocity was the name of the game.